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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02
Hedgesville.

Among recent arrivals we note Mrs.
Jenkins, of Baltimore, Lewis Dugan,
G. A, Miller of your city, VIM. Mill
err, of Bunker Hill.
The season for moving has Undue
ed many changes among residents.
Mrs. G. M. Brown occupying portion
of the residence Of v. Wilson, Law
renee Windham that Of Mrs. f.
Weaver, Melancthon Ross that of
Mrs. Stearns, etc.
Rev LEVEL after a visit of several
days to Front Royal, Va. returned
on Tuesday last.
The colored people have in con-
temptation the remodeling of their
church which will add much to it's
comfort and convenience.
jackson Hite, an old resident Of
this community took his departure
for Ohio on Thursday last
Again has the avenger of the hui
man race visited a family circle and
removed.from it Annie, beloved wife
of Ellis Ellis, whose remains were
inferred in Falling Water cemetery.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

BASE BALL MATTERs.-Thei ndica-
tions seem to point to revival of the
baseball fever in this place. The citi-
.zens were proud of the games won by
our club last year and will make an eff
fort to help the boys out more substan-
TALLY the coming season than they were
helped last year. The management of
the rink have kindly consented to open
that building for skating several nights
a week, and will appropriate one-third
of the proceeds to the club. Now won't
some of our sporting friends and bust
ness men chip in $500 or $40 90 bill !?
If sufficient funds can be raised, grounds
will be leased, and enclosed, and suita-
BILE places arranged for the pubic 10
witness and enjoy the games. We hope
all who may be interested in the mat
ter will meet on next Thursday night
at 8 O'Clock in the st. Clair Hotel read
pie rooms. We hope all those who de-
light in, and encourage healthful, en-
joyable sport will be present and assist
in shaping its future welfare.
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Johnny's Composition on Medicine.

"Thepe is two kinds of medicine be-
sides the kind you Rub On and the
first kind s.the Soft Kind which you
take with spoon while A man holds
your Head and you kick and Riggle
some because it Tastes so and the other
kind is the Hard kind which is called
Pills and it is the Hardest of the whole
because it is so Hard to go Down but
it does not make any Difference which
kind you take when you get it Took
you wish you Had not for it makes
quite Row in your Stomach and Riots
Around"
Evidently Johnny's experience in
medicine does not include DIR. Pierce's
pleasant Purgative Pellets,n which
are easy to take and do their work
quietly and camly. Neither does it
include in the way of "Soft Medicine
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry" which though powerful to cure
all chronic arrangements of the liver
and blood, is pleasant to the taste and
agreeable in its effects. Unequaled as
a remedy for all scrofulons diseases,
pimplet, blotches, erruptions, ulcers,
swelled glands, goitre or thick neck,
fever-sores and hip-joint disease.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02
A Sad Trip.

SAN. FRANCISCO, March 27.---A pc
cnIiarly sad accident occurred yester-
day off the South Pacific coast wharf
on the Alameda side Of the bay. j.
G.. Haggett, the owner ofthe mining
property in Arizona was paying a
visit to his family in Alameda and
took four of his children, three boys
and one girl out in rowboat fish
ing. just as they were about to re-.
turn he stood up in the boat to put on
his overcoat. The boat began to rock
and the motion increased until the
frail vessel capsized, throwing all the
occupants into the water, other boats
in the vicinity quickly pulled to
their aid but only two of the boys
were drawn from the water One of
these died short time after, and
thus, what began as a pleasure trip,
ended in the death of father, two
sons, and daughter.
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Wonderful Cures.

w. d. Hoyt s. Co., Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggists of Rome, Ca, says: We
have been selling Dr. Kings New Dis
covery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arr lea Salve for two years. Have never
handled remedies that sell as well, or give
such universal satisfaction, There have
been some wonderful cures effected by
these medicines in this city. Several cases
of pronounced Consumption have been
entirely cured by use of few bottles
of DR.. Kings New Discovery, taken in
connection with Electric Bitters. We
guar ,ntee them always. Sold by e. c..
Williams Jr., q Bro, Druggists, Martins
burg, w. Va. Mar. 26.Iy.
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south Opequon.

The wild geese have gone north,
the robins and blackbirds have come
in large flocks, the spring birds are
singing, the turtle doves are cooling,
but old winter is still riding on the
back of spring.
Thomas Rutherford has purchas-
ed piece of land from JAS. w. But
terford about quarter of mile
south of Blackbird roost, and is
building "a new house.
Jos. III. Rutherford is burning an
other coal pit.
DR.. Hardy has had considerable
practice lately, setting arms and
legs on chairs.
Market Quotation, Butter, 25 cts I;
Eggs, IL; Spring Chicks, IS each /;
Potatoes, 90; Corn, 50 90 per bill ;
Old Chickens, I cts per ID.
The political war in Jefferson
county is getting very hot, with a
fair prospect of grand defeat to
The Democratic party.
John Roberts has returned from
Keedysville, Md, and has obtained
a position at Fairview as nurse, j ohm
is good boy and fond of children.
This week is bringing many chang
es in this locality, after all are done
moving, then we will note changes.
LITTLE SHAVER.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

A TRUE KNIGHT OF LABOR The
lawyer it seems is somewhat of car
penter, and as such should be permitted
to associate with the knights of Labor.
He can file bill. split hair, chop log
ic, dovetail an argument, make an en-
try, get up case, frame an indictment,
empanel jury, put them in box, nail
a witness, hammer judge bore court.
chisel client and other like things
He Is laborer.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

'The husbands dreams are now dis
turbed by visions in which spring bon
nets figure ccnspicuously. "-EG.
You can bless your stars, Grant, you
are not one of the unfortunate ones, or
do imaginary visions disturb your slum-
bers, by the non-appearance of the wo-
man. They tell me your dreams are
superb. I'm glad l don't talk in my
sleepy.
Lone and desolate, our slumbers are
visionless. Were we the possessor of
some undetermined, sweet-disposition-
ed, assisting partner, the bonnet ques-
tion would never disturb the peaceful
and even tenor of our lives. 900 Tears
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

HATS AND SHOES.-Read Messrs. G.
r. Gibbs 81 Co.'S, advertisement of
Hats and Shoes. They will occupy the
store-room at Everett House Corner
and will keep general assortment of
we'll selected goods. Mr.. Gibbs has
been practical maker of boots and
shoes, of the finest and best kind, for
twenty-five years and therefore thor
.oughly understands the business and
his judgment for, or against articles in
that line, is worthy of consideration.
The stock is entirely new and will be
marked and sold at reasonable prices.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

WE see the name of Mr.. M. I. Bow
en- mentioned in connection with the
County SUPPLEMENTARY of Free
Schools. He is a steady, intelligent
young gentleman and has many friends
who would give him a hearty support
BY Supt. Butts report in this issue, the
interests of the schools have been ASST
duously guarded during the past two
years.
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NO. 48.
dose of morphine. His escape from
death was very narrow

dose OF morphine. His escape from
death was very narrow
About ycarago Florence Tbomp-
son, daughter Of b. a.. O. conduc-
tor, found shout one hundred and
fifty pounds OF lead near the mouth
Of John Browns Cave on the Mary
land Heights. opposite Harper's
Ferry. This lead, which was in
"pigs" moulded in rude mould,
evidently constructed from piece
OF timber, was found by the little
! lady mentioned above in the place
in which it had been buried and Sc
GREETED by John Brown and his fol-
lowers, TO be used IN Hrs operations
at Harper's Ferry Since it's dis
covery this lead has been in Capt.
Thomas possession until Monday
last, whea it was purchased for 4
good round sum by John G. Com
tort, an attorney at law, of Harris
burg, Pa
An extra passenger train loaded
with emigrants ran into saw log at
the mouth Of Plum Run last We'd
nesday evening. The log was living
directly across the track, the pin bv
which it was being hauled having
been pulled out, aneP before it could
be rolled from the track the train
struck it. The fireman and some OF
the emigrants were badly shaken up,
two of the cars being overturned.
The damage to the engine and cars
was not so great as might have been
expected, owing to- the great speed
ut which the train was running when
it occurred. Minor Stuck, or Fair
mont, was the fireman, and Just be-
fore the engine struck the log MIR.
Stuck jumped from the engine and
alighted some distance from the
train. He was brought 30 West
Grafton late Wednesday night, suff.
ering from internal injuries. That
no lives were lost is simply miracu-
lous.
On the 22nd inst, zachariah
Spence, alias Henry Saylers. ut Ca
perton, shot and instantly killed a
man named Grayman. It seems
that the reputed wife of Spence was
working at u boarding house of that
place, with her husbands consent,
but on the above date be wanted her
to leave her employment and go
with him to Sewell, where no had
procured boarding for her. FL did
not transpire upon the examination
whether she refused to go or not,
but he had pistol in his hand and
the deceased tried to get it away
from him. After trying to persuade
him to give it up, the deceased went
toward him, down the steps from the
porch where he had been standing.
As the parties reached the ground
Spence presented his pistol toward
the deceased, who, TO avoid being
shot, stepped behind one of the
stone pillars that supported one cor
ner OF the house, when Spence fred,
striking the deceased in the breast
in the region ofthe heart. Afterre
ceiving the wound deceased sprang
upon Spence and tried to wrest the
pistol from him. They struggled
for a short time when Grayman fell
to the ground and almost immediate
ly expired. Spence was arrested
and lodged in Jail TO await the action
of the grand jury. A motion to adj
NIT him to bail was denied. The re-
mains of Grayman were sent to Ohio
Wednesday.
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Arden items.

Old clustering March is out.
Mrs. James Brady has taken lit
tie girl to raise.
One of our young ladies tended a
sociable at Gcrardstown last Friday
night.
/ notice Millcreek boys have visit
ed Arden several times. We don't
know whether it is the young ladies
or the beautiful village that charms
them. CKsER
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Greatly Excited .

Not few Of the citizens have recently
become greatly excited over the astnund-
ing facts, that several of their friends who
had been pronounced by their physicians
as incurable and beyond all hope-suifer-
ing with that dreaded monster Consump-
tion--have been completely cured by Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
the only remedy that does positively cure
all throat and lung diseases, Coughs, Colds,
Asthma and Bronchitis. Trial bottle free
at +. &. Williams, Jr. A. Bros. Large bot
ties, 81. mar. 26,S7lm
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BuokIen's Arnica SaIve.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t IS
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by e. @. Williams, Jr., Z Bro
Mar, 26.ly.
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THE CHAIR FACTORY was purchas-
ed by Messrs. FL. c. Berry, j. F.
Thompson and DR.. Day, for $2,250,
and will be put in running order on
Monday next. We wish them plen-
ty of success and hope they will
make the enterprise stick.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

"How doth the little busy bee i'm
prove each shining hour ?" See adj
vertisement of Bee Hive Store.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

MECHANICS BAND concert at the
Model One Price Clothing House at
s o'clock, p. n., April Cd.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

WHO drew the check rein on BUSH
ness?
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

Burglars are hard at work at Par.
kersburg.
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Don't hawk, hawk, and blow. blow,
disgusting everybody, but use DIR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-02

DID you get April fooled +?
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LOCAL NEWS.

THE trees are budding.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
cold Loxe-Letterxo

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. ga very sensa-
tional answer to Jeffreys Lewis plea fo-
divorce has just been filed IN the Superior
Court of this county by her husband, John
Adolf Maitland, who is now in Melbourne.
Maitland, through his lawyers. submits q
number of amorous letters addressed 70
the plaintiff and coming from Walter L.
Dennis William Cochrane and Frank Kill
day Of New York, and NJ. B. Leavitt. of
Sar Francisco, with all of whom Maitland
charges Jeffreys Lewis violated her mar
riage vows. Maitland denies all charges
of cruelty in general terms, and asserts
that on several occasions he has been
obliged to hold her wrists 70 prevent her
from striking him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
Tortured ON "A Shin.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 5.-John Schroeder
was hired here as fireman in the engine
room of the Spreckle's steamship Alameda.
On the last trip from here to Honolulu he
fell Ill one day, and to get breath of fresh
air went on deck, his messmate promising
to look after his work He was de-
tected by an officer, who ordered him be-
low. When he again entered the engine
room he fell in a dead faint. Then by
the officers orders some sailors were
brought in and Schroeder in fainting con-
ditition, was held against the open door of
the boiler room for several minutes until
the odor of the blistering flesh filed the
room Then he was thrown like a sack of
wheat into the corner of the room, where,
after gasping for breath for a moment, he
died. On the ships log his death was put
down as accidental and he was thrown into
the sea
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
The stewart Eatate.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The case OF Sarah
Branagh against William r. Smith, form
err coachman of the late A. T. Stewart, has
been pending in the United States Circuit
Court for months The plaintiff lie
Irish, and claims to be the sole
heir OF the Stewart estate. General
Benjamin F. Butler is her counsel.
1t is claimed that Mrs. A. T. Stewart gave
house in East Thirty-fifth street to Smith
in return for his signing Stewards name to
the paper which was probated as his will.
The plaintiff claims to have a number of
letters from Stewart proving her relation.
ship. She brought an action for Smiths
eJectment from the. Thirty-fifth street
house. Her amended complaint OF
September 20, 1886, shows that
Stewart died intestate April 10, 1876, seized
of the premises in question, and that she is
the heir and next of kim The defendant
demurred to the complaint on the ground
that it failed to state facts constituting a
cause for action, and Judge Wallace to-
day, in his decision, sustained the demur-
rer, but gave plaintiff an opportunity &c
amend the complaint upon the pay ment Of
costs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
HORRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Two Others Injured
BY the Accident.

HOPKINS, Mo, Jan. Cone of the most
deplorable and fatal accidents ever happen
ing in this county occurred yesterday after
noon about four o'clock. The scene of the
accident is in Nodaway County, about
twelve miles north of Maryville and about
two miles south of this place. The boiler Of
a saw mill owned by j. r. Fiddler, eXplod-
3D. instantly killing r. NJ. Gray, j. S. Cox
and Martin Smith, and breaking the arm
and leg of the owner, j. r. Fiddler, and
slightly scalding his son, Marion Fiddler.
These are all who were in the mill at the
time. The force of the explosion was ter
rife. Half of the boiler was hurled at least
200 yards, cutting off trees nearly a foot
through in it's course. The other half of
the boiler was thrown 200 yards in the OPP
posite direction. The body of Cox was
blown at least seventy-five yards, and was
horribly mangled. The bodies of Smith and
Gray lay close to where the boiler stood and
were SO mangled as not to be
recognizable. All of the killed were
married men. Gray leaves wife
but no children. Cox leaves d wife
and four children, and Smith wife and
two children. The boiler was an old one
with two f1ues. 1t was in bad repair and
had frequently been fixed. At the time OF
the explosion there were about ninety
pounds of steam. The boiler was low, and
Fiddler stopped the mill and turned on the
pump, and a moment afterward the eXplo
sion occurred. The men killed were ali
good citizens, and at the time of the acct
dent We're all employed at the mill. The
agony of the stricken families was heart
rending, and drew tears from the strongest
men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
The Terrible TraInr.

GALENA, Ill, Jan. 5.-Miss Anna Scholar
De Bual, young, highly respectable lady,
eighteen years of age, daughter of Colonel
U. s. Scholar De Bual, engineer on General
Grants staff during the war, was assaulted
by three unknown men, supposed to be
tramps, three-Quarters of mile from
Town, yesterday forenoon, and outraged in
q most shocking manner. The young lady
had brought her two sisters TO school in a
buggy and was returning alone to her
home, near this city, at the time. After ac-
conplishing their fiendish purpose, the vii
mas decainped, and up TO this evening
have not been captured. Officers and citf-
zens are IN search of them. and if caugh.
ne are likely to have hanging bee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

-"Her Majesty writes London
correspondent, "eats at state dinner
without gloves" The reason for that
is at once apparent. 1t enables her
Majesty TO get better grip on the
wing of a chicken. In wrestling with
the common hen of commerce at the
dinner table, she must be handled with
out gloves, or the battle is lost. Gloves
would also be very much in the way
when her Majesty desired to clutch an
ear of corn by each end, the tip and
the lobe, so to speak, while she gnawed
at it amidships. You see. there are q
hundred emergencies that might arise
during the progress of state dinner
wherein gloves would be in the way
Norristo1U7e Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
Two More Wrecks.

%ELMIRA, n. ", Jan. Sat four O'Clock
yesterday morning the west bound Erie
express tTain, No. IL, came into collision
with an engine, upon (which were seven
mon, in the Southport yard in this city.
Conductor Wheeler had his collar bone
broken in two places Engineer A. Wal
lace, Fireman Griffin, Express Messenger
Cromwell and a brakeman We're badly
bruised, but not seriously injured, En-
gines Nos. 524 and So and one express car
were wrecked. The @est bound track
was blocked for mines hours. At Painted
Post, trains were also delayed by another
wreck, in which several cars were burned
and brakeman named Mum, Of EIrnirG
was slightly injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
THE wREckInG TRIAL. /:
gome Tall Swearing Evidently Being Done
by One Side the Other.

sOme Tail swearing Evidently DoioS DooS
by One Side or the Other.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 6-The TiGies in re,
rerring to the evidence for the defense
N the trial of Hamilton yesterday
1t Wyandotte, says: Some one has been
ioing the most phenomenal kind OF lying In
he Hamilton case at Wyandotte. Mayor
Hannah and Sheriff Furgason OF Wyan-
1otte went on the stand yesterday ara
swore that Brother Alfred the now IA
nous detective, was a liar, and three OF
Hamilton former companions were equally
certain under oath that Vossen had ned
when he made his confession to the court
and jury. Brother Alfred swore that
Sheriff Furgason had given him the K. OF
T.. grip and that Mayor Hannah,
believing him to be special envoy from
PowGerly, had promised to aid him IN
getting the accused train wrechers beyond
reach OF the law and for that purpose had
driven over to Wyandotte in his buggy to
ind the men now under Indictment. The
mayor and the sheriff gave him the lie Oh
rect. Vossen, who turned States evidence,
said that Hamilton stood guard while the
spikes were being pulled and that Geers
and Leary were there. Three friends OF
Hamilton came TO the front yesterday after.
noon and gave Vossen the lie circumstan-
tial, the circumstances appearing in their
testimony. It is as clear as day 70
any one, then. that either brother
Alfredo and Vossen or Mayor Harmon,
Sheriff Furgason and Hamilton's three
friends have been economizing the truth to
the extent of parsimony, and it looks now,
unless the State introduces strong evidence
in rebuttal, as if it will rest with the jury to
determine whether it was more to the inter-
est of Brother Alfred" and Vossen to con-
coct a story than it was for Mayor Harmon
to deny the very serious charges brought
against him, or for the Knights of Labor
who testified to swear falsely to save
member of the order. John Leary,
o brother of one of the accused
men, and Thomas Feeney, also a railroad
man, swore to an alibi for Hamilton, and
Jacob Borden, an engine cleaner, and John
Dolan, former railroad employee, swore to
alibis for Geers and Leary. All except
Borden are Knights of Labor. Feeney was
by far the best material witness put on the
stand by the defense and his testimony was
mistaken by an adroit and severe cross-ex-
animation by Mr.. Waggoner. The testi-
mony of the foregoing four men was in di-
rect conflict with the testimony of Vosscn.
Altogether the day was one of the most in
teresting of the trial, and the interest was
not lessened by numerous little tits be-
tween the counsel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

q possible, for Q short time to the robas4
but the majority OF refined persons would
prefer immediate death to existence in
their reeking atmosphere. How much
more revolving to he in ones self ligioq
gxer. But this 10 actually the cose with
those in whom the inactivity OF the liver
drives the refuse matter OF the body to
escape through tho lungs, breath, the
pores, Kidneys and bladder. 1t Is astonish-
ing that life remains in such dwelling.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
restores normal purity to the system and
repeWs the whole being.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

aRe Given s S seot Of si Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites 70 four patients
with better results than seemed possible
with any remedy. All were hereditary
cases of Lung disease, and advanced to thSt
stage when Coughs, pain in the chest, fire.
Quent breathing, frequent pulse, fever and
Emaciation. All these cases have increased
in weight from 10 to IS lbs, and are nor
now needing any medicine"